$100 GC Giveaway to ShopBop from Fashion Fusion

Tuesday, May 10, 2011
It's been a while since I last posted so I figured I'd start it off with a giveaway link.

Fashion Fusion is giving away a $100 Gift Certificate for Shop Bop.
I'm super excited and after Mother's Day it'd be the perfect thing to top off the week!


Open Internationally, End May12th, 2011

A Blog In Night

Monday, April 4, 2011
Unfortunetally a friend of my boyfriend died the past week and while he headed out to the wake early I'm waiting up for him for when he gets home. So it turned into a Blog Night.

Just surfing a couple of my favourite blogs after submitting a late assignment (ek!)
I've been horribly inefficient lately, not getting anywhere with my book idea, or securing a sketch artist or anything for the cleaning business. (Although I did write up a proper business outline, not to research & go over budget, another ek!)

But I did get a job at a local call center for the Liberal Party and am in the process of trying to volunteer with the Green Party so that I might add it to my resume & up the Anti on my experience when I apply for a government position.

But now down to the important stuff, a couple links I found tonight that I absolutely love!

Disney Princess Inspired Wedding Dresses! (Where's Pocahantus?!)



& Celebrities that look like they could be twins, Have you ever mixed them up?!

Ottawa Home Show

Monday, March 28, 2011
This weekend I worked at the Ottawa House and Garden show and
OMGOODNESS!

First off the garden portion was just absolutely amazing and took my breath away. It got my so hyped up and I can't wait to start landscaping J's back and front yards this coming spring. Absolutely fantastic! With fountains, and flowers everywhere, the real steal of the show was the small stream that was created in the far corner, complete with bench, trees, fish, waterfall, and flowers everywhere!



Besides the garden section however there was a pair of small environmental homes on display. The first was a containment home from IDEKIT. it was a bit of an off layout but it was gorgeous inside and was absolutely sleek and modern! The second was my favourite tho.  Made from Bonneville Homes with an absolutely fantastic layout with the bathroom and two bedrooms ajoining to the open concept living and dining room. Simply perfect for a small family, guest or pool house, or a cottage. With no price references though its hard to determine if its actually a good & fair investment. Either way they were the highlight of the show and by far my favourite part of the day!

Reviewing My Goals

So it's only been a couple days since I layed out my focus targets in life, and I figured today I'd go back, review a few of them that have changed, and specify those that haven't really. 

Solidifying my rental apartment application.

Unfortunetly because my most recent landlord was in fact my ex, and he refused to call in to reference my application I was turned down for the apartment I had my eye on.

Solution: I'm going to be phoning up  a resource councellor at the local recreational center, as well as keep looking for apartments online and making about 6 different calls today to set up apartment viewings for this week.

Furnishing that aptartment.
First, find the apartment. lol.

Finding a Job.
I'm sending out various resumes today. I'm also waiting to find out where my next apartment will be before I start canvassing my resumes in the neighborhood.

Starting a Business
Today I'm going to be looking into Bursaries that might be available to me, plus free business seminars, workshops, and classes.

I just worked for a booth staff for an electrical company this weekend at a housing tradeshow and realized that there were no cleaning companies there. Look up tradeshows, make a list of things needed to set up a booth and prices. Look up what it takes to sponsor an event with groupon & social living.

I've been talking to a few artists online via Deviantart.com to try and get quotes on sketches for our site and business (cleaning & maids). To do today is email the rest back who  have expressed interest with specific ideas for the quotes. Go over Business plan, and service list.


Writing a book
Put aside 2 hours today (this morning, right after this as it's the one thing I can't do with a 3 year old screaming and jumping around.

Giving a kick of motivation to getting out into the Modeling world.
I signed up with online collaberation site, modelmayhem.com, and set up  a portfolio. My task for this today is to go through my emails that I havent yet addressed and try to set something up for this coming weekend in which I'm not working.

I also set up an interview with an online modeling agency and got a sign up sheet, but they are requesting a $100 deposit to help finance their services. I hate paying upfront for something that should be a form of employment. Email him today and see if there is a percentage of wage option working for them and explain my view.

Spending more time with my Daughter
I was having massive withdrawls last night, having not seen my daughter in a couple of days while I try and set up a place and had assumed that I would be babysitting her today as its a monday and her father has to work... or should be anyways. I was ticked to get a message saying he had planned an entire day AND night with his current girlfriend and her son, and was trying to tell me that I had to suck it up and couldn't spend time with my daughter today. Unfortunetly my mother bear came out, and I had a minor break down as I texted him crying telling him to F off and I was absolutely going to spend time with my daughter today. I've no idea how people think that they can get away with shit like that especially as I just signed over legal custody to him to try and get him more government funding because he is unemployed (and not trying) and about to get kicked out of his apartment at his grandmothers home. Looking back I've absolutely no idea why I did this but thank goodness there is a clause that we go back to 50/50 as soon as I find an apartment so that will be first priority. Today I'm vowing her at least an hour at the park and a museum trip some time this week!

Life & Courses of Action

Friday, March 25, 2011
Life is Unpredictable.
It's spontaneous, it's fun, it's thrilling, it's ridiculously fantastic.
It's Complicated.

Over the past year my life has taken a number of different paths.

This blog started off as a way for me to try and get a little more out of life as part-time at home young mom.
Then last May, little under a year ago, my ex-fiance and I broke up after 3 1/2 years and having our gorgeous baby girl.
Shortly after a near psychotic break down, and a couple of rebounds I met J.

J blew me off my feet. He was just a down to earth guy with a classy streak and a smile that can make any woman fall head over heels for him. Oh good lordie that smile.
& I moved in with him. Maybe a little too early as the stress of literally aquiring a new family over night and my *ahem* vibrant & headstrong  personality seemed overwhelming.
My mistakes that seemed to be rooted in never really having a mature relationship; his that seemed to come from his own personal insecurities, and the fact that our personalities seemed to mirror & feed into each other so perfectly in the worst and best ways, everything seemed to crumble after a series of 3-4 day honeymoon periods.

But it was passion.
Even in the worst of times as we were yelling and screaming, chasing each other through the house there was always that underlying want and inability to let go of something you love.
Sometimes I was shocked we didn't just break down into a full out toddler fight with pinching and biting.
 I certainly stomped my feet enough times.

But I still love P.
Not as in a relationship, but as my high school sweet heart, as my first, as someone who was the center of my world for 4 years, as my child's father and as someone who's part of my life.
Apparently that's an intimidating thing to alot of people, including J.

And so it leads to me moving out. Again.
Another path, another way, another change.
All I can look at it as being is a change towards stability. And so comes a new dedication to this blog (how many times have I said that right?!)

In all honesty, I want stability, I want focus, and I want to go somewhere in life and this just feels like a turning point in my life.

It's taking the aspects both P & J added to my life, the qualities and authenticity they gave to the way I live and my memories of the years past.

So from now on I focus.
I focus on:

Solidifying my rental apartment application.
Furnishing that aptartment.
Finding a Job.
Starting a Business
Writing a book
Giving a kick of motivation to getting out into the Modeling world.
But most importantly, being a good mother and providing quality memories and morals for my daughter to grow up on. That is my responsibility as a parent.

These are just a few of the different aspects of my life but they're what add to its vitality. They add life to living and what make me happy & inspire, and from now on this blog is to record each step I take towards bettering myself and my life.

Fanny Packs are to YES!

Have you heard?!
Fanny packs are back this year!


Fanny packs?
Fanny packs!!

Check it out!





I've always had the image of my 30 some father running with his ever classy 90's fanny pack burnt into my mind, this however, kind of gets me excited.
What a great accessory for traveling this summer!

But I did pick up on some wearable tips that I completely agree with.

DO pair the accessory with a clean silhouette

DON’T wear baggy t-shirts and shorts, please!
DO take a cue from the runway and accent a simple, girly dress with a sleek, belted fanny pack

DON’T wear your waist pouch in the center, try off to the side of the body
DO try a fanny pack instead of a clutch for no hassle late-night dancing